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House debates new misdemeanor for soliciting from vehicles; lawmakers worry about effects on homeless vendors and parades
Summary
Representative Michael Martin’s bill would make stopping or parking a vehicle on a street to solicit employment a misdemeanor; supporters said the aim is road safety and preventing traffic obstruction; opponents warned it could sweep in charitable sellers and parade participants without careful drafting.
House Bill 3 02, carried by Representative Michael Martin, would prohibit stopping, standing or parking a vehicle on a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting employment and would make a first offense a Class C misdemeanor. The bill raises penalties if a subsequent violation causes an accident.
Martin told colleagues the law is aimed at preventing drivers from stopping vehicles in traffic lanes to solicit business, which he said can impede…
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